Meanings
adjectivedelitescent (comparative more delitescent, superlative most delitescent)
comparative more delitescent · superlative most delitescent
- Lying uncovered inside; latent.
Origin
- Latindelitescens
- Englishdelitescent
From Latin delitescens, present participle of delitescere (“to hide away”).
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Rhymes with delitescent
crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
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APA
delitescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delitescent
MLA
“delitescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delitescent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delitescent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delitescent.
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